Andy,
I wonder about all that coax between the rig and the tuner. That
might be part of your problem.
Steve
On Monday 5/15/06 13:31 andy m0ceg wrote:
>Hello John, The meter is about 12 inches from the rig the SGC auto atu is
>about 55 feet away up the garden.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 6:29 PM
>Subject: Re: LDG TW1 talking SWR meter
>
>
> > something else I wonder is where in line do you have the meter.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 12:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: LDG TW1 talking SWR meter
> >
> >
> >> Andy,
> >>
> >> I have the TW1, and believe it is reasonably accurate, although I've
> >> never compared its readings with those of another SWR meter. If
> >> you're concerned about the meter's accuracy, you should ask someone
> >> with a meter of known accuracy to check your antenna and see if they
> >> get the same results. You might also check your cables to make sure
> >> one of them hasn't developed a problem such as a short, or a bad
> >> connection. Also, check to be sure your ground is adequate. A bad
> >> ground is often the cause of poor performance. Once you've done all
> >> that, you might contact the antenna manufacturer to see if they can
> >> offer suggestions. One more thing: you said 1.6 meters, but did you
> >> really mean 160 meters?
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> On Monday 5/15/06 11:09 andy m0ceg wrote:
> >>>Hello All, I am looking for your opinion on the LDG TW1 talking SWR
> >>>meter,
> >>>How a accurate do you find it? I am using this along with a SGC 230 Auto
> >>>ATU, and the wire is the right length according to there manual, I can
> >>>tune up on 1.6 meters and 80 meters with a 1.01 SWR but all the other
> >>>frequencies like 40 20 and the rest are over the 2.9 SWR I have tried
> >>>every
> >>>thing I can think of to put this problem right and now I have run out of
> >>>Ideas, and so have most of my fellow hams here in the UK. It doesn't
> >>>make
> >>>any sense as to it giving me the low SWR on two of the frequencies and
> >>>not
> >>>the others and the length of the antenna for those is shorter. I would
> >>>be
> >>>grateful for any Ideas that anyone can give me on this please.
> >>>Regards
> >>>Andrew Shipp
> >>>Located Northampton UK
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